Prosecutors say suspect has past convictions as well as probation violations

6:59 AM,
Feb. 11, 2014

Michael Cardwel has been charged with three felonies

Written by

Stephen Herzog
SHERZOG@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Police say an argument over a Facebook post and Super Bowl plans led to multiple assaults, including one of an officer.

According to a probable cause statement, Michael James Cardwell, 30, of Springfield, was at a location not identified in court records and got into an argument with a woman about an online post, and slapped her.

Later, two people came to a house to make plans for the Super Bowl, and when the woman refused to go, Cardwell slapped her a second time, according to police. ...